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2 Chronicles 6:24-40

24And if thypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478aredefeatedיִנָּגֵ֞ףyi.na.GefH5062byלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341, because they havesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; and shallreturnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419and makesupplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in thishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

25Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and bring themagainוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725to thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thougavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to them and to theirfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

26When theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is shutupבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113, and there is norainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306, because they havesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; yet if theyprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from theirsinמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םme.cha.ta.TamH2403, when thou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them;

27Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when thou hasttaughtתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, in which they shouldwalkH3212; andsendוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, which thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

28If there shall befamineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, if there bepestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698, if there beblightingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711, ormildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustsאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697, orcaterpillersוְחָסִיל֙ve.cha.SilH2625; if theirenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341shallbesiegeH6887them in thecitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179of theirlandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; whatevercalamityנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061or whateversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be :

29Then whateverprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605or whateversupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467shall be made by anymanהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, or by all thepeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shallknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045his owncalamityנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061and his owngriefוּמַכְאֹב֔וֹu.makh.'o.VoH4341, and shall spreadforthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709in thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

30Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349, andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545, andrenderוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414to everymanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according to all hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thouknowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou onlyknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045theheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:)

31That they mayfearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee, towalkH3212in thywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870, so longasהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117theyliveחַיִּ֖ים פְּנֵ֣יchai.Yim pe.NeiH2416 H6440in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127which thougavestנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

32Moreover concerning thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֗יha.na.khe.RiH5237, who is not of thypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, but hathcomeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935from adistantרְחוֹקָ֗הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776for thygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name’sשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034sake, and thymightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, and thyoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220; if theycomeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935andprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419in thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

33Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou from theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, even from thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for; that allpeopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andfearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372thee, as do thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and mayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129iscalledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

34If thypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971gooutיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318towarלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421against theirenemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and theyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to theetowardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892which thou hastchosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

35Thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou from theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467, andmaintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

36If theysinיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, (for there is nomanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120whosinnethיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398not,) and thou beangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, anddeliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them overbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341, and they carry themawayוְשָׁב֧וּםve.sha.VumH7617captivesשׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םshoei.HemH7617to alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776faroffרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350ornearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

37Yet if they take it to theirheartsוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ לְבָבָ֔םve.he.Shi.vu le.va.VamH7725 H3824in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776where they are carriedcaptiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617, andturnוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725andprayוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603to thee in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircaptivityשִׁבְיָם֙shiv.YamH7628,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, we have doneamissהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּhe.'e.Vi.nuH5753, and have dealtwickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

38If theyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to thee with all theirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820and with all theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircaptivityשִׁבְיָ֖םshiv.YamH7628, where they have carried themcaptivesשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776, which thougavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, and toward thecityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892which thou hastchosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and toward thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004which I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

39Thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou from theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, even from thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349, theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationsתְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔םte.chi.No.tei.HemH8467, andmaintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םmish.pa.TamH4941, andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971who havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thee.

40Now, myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, let, I beseech thee, thyeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869beopenפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605, and let thyearsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241beattentiveקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183to theprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is made in thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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